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Monstrous quake lolls hundreds in Chile HOW HIGH DID IT GO? Watch video of Waikiki and Waiehu on Maui as the tsunami threat surged and ebbed. PHOTOS 1 lort 4 1 BY ROBERTO CANDIA AND EVA VERGARA Associated Press TALC Chile One of the largest earthquakes ever recorded tore apart houses, bridges and highways in central Chile yesterday and sent a tsunami racing halfway around the world. Chileans near the epicenter were tossed about as if shaken by a INSIDE Quake in "elite class" of huge temblors I A10 giant, and authorities believed at least 300 people were dead a toll that seem ANDREW GOMES The Honolulu Advertiser Lifeguards monitored Hanauma Bay from atop Koko Head as the ocean alternately surged and receded. MORE OH THE SCARE State passes preparedness test for disaster Residents, tourists scramble for high ground A3 1 VsunaU CS (VAC tOM f- It seems whenever a tsunami's coming, all eyes are on Hilo I A4 ed sure to rise. The quake was felt as far away as Sao Paulo in Brazil 1,800 miles to the east.

The full extent of damage remained unclear as dozens of aftershocks one nearly as powerful as Haiti's devastating Jaa 12 earthquake shuddered across the disaster-prone Andean natioa President Michelle Bachelet declared a "state of catastrophe" in central Chile but said the govern- SEE CHILE, A11 the disastrous 8.8 magnitude quake that rumbled across Chile on Friday night, killing 214 people. Hours before tsunami warning sirens began to wail across the Hawaiian Islands beginning at 6 a.m. yesterday, drivers had already jammed gas stations and shoppers were stocking up on everything from bottled water to Spam to toilet paper. Dozens of people such as Hayden SEE TSUNAMI, A2 BY DAN NAKASO AND ANDREW GOMES Advertiser Staff Writers Dozens of ships headed to open water, 40,000 to 50,000 locals and tourists scrambled to safety and high ground, and communities from Hilo to Waikiki transformed into instant ghost towns yesterday as the Islands braced for a tsunami that rolled in as merely an odd ocean surge. There were no reports of damage or injuries from the tsunami born from How the tsunami warning for Hawai'i unfolded A5 Haven at Pali Lookout A5 Many businesses, sports events put safety first A6 Lee Cataluna muses about the mayor's tough luck A23 RELIVE THE DAY Where were you during the great 2010 tsunami that wasn't? Maybe captured in our multiple galleries.

CONTEST SPOT THE CODE Win a trip to Vegas, a Turtle Bay staycation and more. Check today's real estate section, or enter at honoluluadvertiser BLOG CARING FOR ELDERS Kevin and Melissa offer helpful advice and support for family caregivers. CONTACT US News tips 525-8090 Missing paper 538-6397 Advertising 525-7653 COPYRIGHT. 2010 Sirens' call was heard almost everywhere On Wai'anae side, frantic day turns festive no .1. BY GREG WILES Advertiser Staff Writer The blaring sirens that form the front line of Hawaii's tsunami warning system worked well for the most part yesterday, though there were some reports of spotty coverage and malfunctioning units.

Callers to The Advertiser and to radio station KSSK reported outages or faint sirens in at least 10 areas on O'ahu, with other complaints coming in to Civil Defense officials on Maui and the Big Island. Officials acknowledged that some sirens failed during the warnings that began at 6 a.m. and continued at intervals as the tsunami approached. New cell phone text warning systems won praise on Kaua'i and Hawai'i County. SEE SIRENS, A3 Is: BY WILL HOOVER Advertiser Staff Writer The scene along the Wai'anae Coast shoreline following yesterday's tsunami scare was a marked contrast to the frantic scramble that occurred in the early morning hours when gas pumps went dry, convenience stores locked their doors and folks gathered pets and personal belongings and pondered their survival options.

One way or the other, hundreds opted to head for high ground. More than 650 gathered on the campus of Nanakuli High and In- SEE COAST, A2 REBECCA BREYER The Honolulu Advertiser Conferring yesterday at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in 'Ewa were, from left, oceanographer Dailin Wang and geophysicists Victor Sardina and Nathan Becker. 0 A GANNETT NEWSPAPER.